| alcohol ethoxylate |
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Environmental Fate - Ecotoxicology - Human Health
Description: Substance without pesticidal activity that is sometimes added to formulations or spray mix as a surfactant
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EC Directive 1107/2009 (repealing 91/414):
| Status | None - not a ppp |
| Dossier rapporteur/co-rapporteur | Not applicable |
| Date inclusion expires | Not applicable |
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| Pesticide type | Other product constituent, Adjuvant | |||
| Other Constituent Type | Surfactant | |||
| Substance group | Alcohol | |||
| Substance origin | Synthetic | |||
| Mode of action | Physical - reduces surface tension of the water improving emulsifying, spreading and wetting properties of the formulation | |||
| CAS RN | 68439-46-3 | |||
| EC number | - | |||
| CIPAC number | - | |||
| US EPA chemical code | - | |||
| Chemical formula | - | |||
| SMILES | - | |||
| International Chemical Identifier (InChI) | - | |||
| Structure diagram/image available? | No | |||
| Molecular mass (g mol-1) | - | |||
| IUPAC Name | - | |||
| CAS Name | alkyl alcohol, ethoxylated (C9-C11, 6 EO) | |||
| Other status information | - | |||
| Herbicide Resistance Classification (HRAC) | Not applicable | |||
| Insecticide Resistance Classification (IRAC) | Not applicable | |||
| Fungicide Resistance Classification (FRAC) | Not applicable | |||
| Physical state | Liquid | |||
| Related substances & organisms | - | |||
Formulations:
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| UK LERAP status | None | |||
| Formulation and application details | - | |||
Degradation:
Soil adsorption and mobility:
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| Linear | Kd | - | - | - |
| Koc | - | |||
| Notes and range | - | |||
| Freundlich | Kf | - | - | - |
| Kfoc | - | |||
| 1/n | - | |||
| Notes and range | - | |||
| pH sensitivity | - | |||
General:
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| Mammals - Acute oral LD50 (mg kg-1) | 1378 | V3 Rat | Moderate | |
| Mammals - Dermal LD50 (mg kg-1 body weight) | > 2000 | V3 Rabbit | - | |
| Mammals - Inhalation LC50 (mg l-1) | - | - | - | |
| Other Mammal toxicity endpoints | - | - | ||
| ADI - Acceptable Daily Intake (mg kg-1bw day-1) | - | - | - | |
| ARfD - Acute Reference Dose (mg kg-1bw day-1) | - | - | - | |
| AOEL - Acceptable Operator Exposure Level - Systemic (mg kg-1bw day-1) | - | - | - | |
| Dermal penetration studies (%) | - | - | - | |
| Dangerous Substances Directive 76/464 | - | - | - | |
| Exposure Limits | - | - | - | |
| Exposure Routes | Public | - | ||
| Occupational | - | |||
| Examples of European MRLs (mg kg-1) | Value | - | ||
| Note | For the EU pesticides database click here | |||
| Drinking Water MAC (µg l-1) | - | - | - | |
Health issues:
| Carcinogen | Mutagen | Endocrine disrupter | Reproduction / development effects | Acetyl cholinesterase inhibitor | Neurotoxicant | Respiratory tract irritant | Skin irritant | Eye irritant |
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| General human health issues | [May cause dermatitis after prolonged contact] | |||||||
: Yes, known to cause a problem
: No, known not to cause a problem
: Possibly, status not identified
- : No data
Handling issues:
| Language | Name |
| English | alcohol ethoxylate |
| French | alcool d'alkyl (C9-C11) ethoxyle |
| German | - |
| Danish | - |
| Italian | - |
| Spanish | - |
| Greek | - |
| Slovenian | - |
| Polish | - |
| Swedish | - |
| Hungarian | - |
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| Record last updated: Wednesday 09 February 2011 Contact: aeru@herts.ac.uk |